Ilora-Oyo
ALAWODE
Gabriel
- Married
Appointed Teacher, Awe Baptist Day School, Awe, Oyo, February-October, 1948; Office Assistant, Nigerian Baptist Convention Churches and later Proprietor, Nigerian Bap tist Convention Schools, Baptist Headquar ters, Ibadan, 1948-56; ChiefClerk, later Su pervisor, Nigerian Baptist Bookstore, Bap tist Headquarters, Ibadan, 1956-59;Training in Bookselling and Bookshop Management with Messrs W.H. Smith and Sons Limited, Birmingham andLondon. 1959-60; Assistant Manager, Nigerian Baptist Bookstore, Ibadan, 1960-61; acting General Manager, Nigerian Baptist Bookstores, Ibadan, 1961- 62; First Nigerian Trade Manager, Thomas Nelson Nigeria Limited, 1963-64; Educa tional Representative, ThomasNelson Nige ria Limited, 1965-68; First Executive Direc tor, Thomas Nelson Nigeria Limited, 1968- 71; Commissioner for Establishments and Training, defunct Western State, Ibadan, 1971-73;Commissioner for Economic Plan ning and Reconstruction, defunct Western State, 1973-74; Managing Director, desig nate, Thomas Nelson Nigeria Limited, 1974- 75; ManagingDirector,Thomas Nelson Ni geria Limited, 1975-80; Chairman/Managing Director, Signal Educational Services Lim ited, Ibadan, since 1980; Chairman, Reha bilitation and Resettlement Commission, former Western State, Ibadan, 1973-74; President, Nigerian Publishers Association, 1978-80; former Chairman, Oyo State Eco- nomic Advisory Council; former member, Board of Governors, Baptist Boy’s’ High School, Abeokuta; former member, Board of Governors, Reagan Memorial Baptist Girls’ School, Lagos; former Chairman, Daystar Press, Ibadan; Director, Nelson Pitman Lim ited, Lagos; Director,Nigerian Baptist Book store Limited, Ibadan;
Maiyegun of Oyo, 1975
Conferred Justice of the Peace, Oyo State, 1994;
photography, football, table tennis, hunting;
member, Island Club, Lagos;
12, Ibikunle Avenue, Bodija, U.I. PO Box 4048, Ibadan, Oyo State
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